THEY REACH OUT TO STATE POLICE. MSP WILL NOT BE GETTING INVOLVED. TWO YOUNG MEN KILLED WHEN THE VEHICLE THEY WERE RIDING IN CRASHES INTO A DEPUTY'S CALL INTERSECTION OF CESAR CHAVEZ AVENUE AND NORTH JOHNSON STREET IN PONTIAC. RELATIVES OF ONE OF THE VICTIMS ARE HAVING A TOUGH TIME GETTING QUESTIONS ANSWERED. THEY ALONG WITH THEIR ATTORNEY ARE SPEAKING TO OUR ROGER WEBER: REPORTER: BOTH OF THESE FAMILIES LOST MEN IN THEIR 20S. NOTHING UNUSUAL ABOUT THE LENGTH OF THIS INVESTIGATION. THE FAMILIES OF THE VICTIMS SAY IT IS TAKING TOO LONG. JOSEPH WALTON HOOKS WAS FATALLY INJURED AT THIS PONTIAC INTERSECTION. THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS THE DEPUTY ACTIVATED HIS EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT. THEY SAY HE WAS GOING TO ASSIST OTHER DEPUTIES IN AN UNRELATED VEHICLE CHASE. NINETEEN DAYS AFTER THE TRAGEDY, THE VICTIM'S MOTHER IS FRUSTRATED BY THE PACE OF THE INVESTIGATION. I DON'T HAVE HIS WALLET OR CELL PHONE OR POLICE REPORT. REPORTER: THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT SAIDS IT COULD TAKE SEVERAL WEEKS. PONTIAC VICTIM'S FAMILY HAS A LAWYER. EVEN IF LIGHTS AND SIRENS ARE ON, THEY CANNOT RUN THROUGH A RED LIGHT WITHOUT SLOWING DOWN AND PROCEEDING WITH DUE CARE AND CAUTION. REPORTER HE WAS STUDYING FOR HIS BACHELORS. HE WAS DRIVING HIS BEST FRIEND JAMES HOME. ANGELA VISITED HIM IN THE HOSPITAL BEFORE HE WAS RELEASED FROM LIFE SUPPORT. SHE FEEL AS BOND. I COULD JUST HUG HER. WE IN IT TOGETHER. I TOLD HER THAT. WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER. THE DEPUTY TREATED AND RELEASED. HE IS OFF DUTY BECAUSE OF HIS INJURIES NOT BECAUSE OF A SUSPENSION. OAKLAND COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

PONTIAC, Mich. -

A second civilian has died from injuries suffered in a Nov. 1 traffic accident involving an Oakland County Sheriff’s deputy.

The victim is 24-year-old James Greer. His 25-year-old friend, Joseph Lawton-Hooks, who was the driver, died Nov. 5.

His mother Angela Lawton is frustrated with the pace of the Sheriff’s investigation.

"They’re not telling me anything," she said. "I don’t have his wallet. I don’t have a cellphone. I don’t have a police report."

Lawton-Hooks was driving Greer home when the deputy’s car hit them at the intersection of Cesar Chavez and Johnson in Pontiac. The Sheriff’s Office says the deputy’s emergency equipment had been activated. He was driving to help other deputies in an unrelated pursuit.

Angela Lawton's attorney, Ven Johnson, says even if officers activate their lights and sirens, they are required to use caution when going through stop signs or red lights.

The deputy was treated and released after the crash. He is off duty because of his injuries, not because of a suspension.

A spokesman for the Sheriff’s Office says the length of the investigation is not unusual. It may not be completed for several weeks.

The results will automatically be forwarded to the Oakland County prosecutor.

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